Arsenal striker Stina Blackstenius saw an equaliser against Chelsea disallowed for handball in a controversial decision at the Emirates.
Blackstenius looked to have thumped Arsenal level early in the second half when she volleyed into the roof of Hannah Hampton’s net from a corner.
But the referee Melissa Burgin ruled it out after deciding that Blackstenius had used her arm to control Niamh Charles’s clearing header before striking at goal.
Alessia Russo rescued a point for Arsenal with a late equaliser, before Frida Maanum saw a winner disallowed for offside in two further talking points.
Russo looked to have been just offside when she squeezed a finish past Hampton from Maanum’s cross; Maanum then looked just onside when she raced through.
Arsenal were furious following the earlier decision to disallow the goal from Blackstenius as replays showed that the Sweden international had controlled the ball with her upper thigh and had moved her arm away.
Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers led the appeals on the touchline, but with no VAR in the Women’s Super League the decision could not be overturned.
There were loud boos from the crowd of over 50,000 at the Emirates, while Katie McCabe picked up a yellow card for a rash challenge on Lucy Bronze amid the fury.
It was not immediately clear in the stadium why the goal was disallowed and the decision to eventually rule it out came as the home fans were still celebrating.
Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea took the lead thanks to Alyssa Thompson’s stunning goal in the ninth minute of the match.
